Quotes about hands
hands liable humans
All power in human hands is liable to be abused. James Madison
hands danger tyranny
The danger from legislative usurpations, which, by assembling all power in the same hands, must lead to the same tyranny as is threatened by executive usurpations.
hands political trying
It is superfluous to try by the standards of theory, a part of the constitution which is allowed on all hands to be the result not of theory, but "of a spirit of amity, and that mutual deference and concession which the peculiarity of our political situation rendered indispensable" . . . the equal vote allowed to each state, is at once a constitutional recognition of the portion of sovereignty remaining in the individual states, and an instrument for preserving that residuary sovereignty.
hands heaven body
We touch heaven when we lay our hand on a human body! Novalis
hands should-have gone
I know one thing for certain; it is much harder to tell whether you are lost than whether you were lost, for, on many occasions, where you are going is exactly where you are. On the other hand, if you often find that where you've been is not at all where you should have gone, and, since it's much more difficult to find your way back from someplace you've never left, I suggest you go there immediately and then decide. Norton Juster
hands loved-ones lord
I place this day, my life, my loved ones, my work in the Lord's hands. There is no harm in the Lord's hands, only good. Whatever happens, whatever results, if I am in the Lord's hands it is the Lord's will and it is good. Norman Vincent Peale
hands brain way
The way I see it... If you need both of your hands for whatever it is you're doing, then your brain should probably be in on it too. Ellen DeGeneres
hands lasts program
When you lose interest in a program, your last duty to it is to hand it off to a competent successor. Eric S. Raymond
hands parent evolution
The great CREATOR of all things has infinitely diversified the works of his hands, but has at the same time stamped a certain similitude on the features of nature, that demonstrates to us, that the whole is one family of one parent. Erasmus Darwin
hands worry reruns
More and more, Democrats are starting to worry they that they have a more um, colorful version of Jimmy Carter on their hands. Obama acts cool as a proverbial cucumber but that awful '70s show seems frightfully close to a rerun. Eric Alterman
hands firsts introspection
Consider first the nature of the business in hand; then examine thy own nature, whether thou hast strength to undertake it. Epictetus
hands june shining
To see her is a picture- To hear her is a tune- To know her an Intemperance As innocent as June- To know her not-Affliction- To own her for a Friend A warmth as near as if the the Sun Were shining in your Hand. Emily Dickinson
hands world pebbles
I took my Power in my Hand -- And went against the World -- 'Twas not so much as David -- had -- But I -- was twice as bold -- I aimed by Pebble -- but Myself Was all the one that fell -- Was it Goliath -- was too large -- Or was myself -- too small?
hands yield bird
I cannot help esteem The 'Bird within the Hand' Superior to the one The 'Bush' may yield me Or may not Too late to choose again
hands paradise wide
The spreading wide my narrow Hands / To gather Paradise-.
hands vegetables oil
I love fresh citrus and always keep lemons, limes, and oranges on hand; they come in handy for spritzing up quickly grilled meats, seafoods, and vegetables, especially when followed up by a quick drizzle of extra virgin olive oil. Emeril Lagasse
hands make-things-happen exciting
Life just doesn't hand you things. You have to get out there and make things happen. that's the exciting part.
hands understanding progress
Conceit is an insuperable obstacle to all progress. On the other hand, it is of little use to take criticism in a slavish spirit and to act on it without understanding it. Ellen Terry
hands information
All of their 1040 information was in the hands of these crooks.
hands preaching trying
All season, (Felton) has been preaching to me to get my hands up. Really, I'm just trying to use my hands more.
hands tragedy clean
Could we have avoided the tragedy of Hiroshima? Could we have started the atomic age with clean hands? No one knows. No one can find out. Edward Teller
hands sight blood
You are the best kind of killer, Cassel Sharpe, the kind that never has blood on his hands. The kind that never has to sicken at the sight of what he's done, or come to like it too much. Holly Black
hands air age
Truths that startled the generation in which they were first announced become in the next age the commonplaces of conversation; as the famous airs of operas which thrilled the first audiences come to be played on hand-organs in the streets. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
hands suffering earth
They, the holy ones and weakly, Who the cross of suffering bore, Folded their pale hands so meekly, Spake with us on earth no more!
hands community faithful
No one person can fulfill all your needs. But the community can truly hold you. The community can let you experience the fact that, beyond your anguish, there are human hands that hold you and show you God's faithful love. Henri Nouwen
hands giving fists
Dear God, I am so afraid to open my clenched fists! Who will I be when I have nothing left to hold on to? Who will I be when I stand before you with empty hands? Please help me to gradually open my hands and to discover that I am not what I own, but what you want to give me.
hands looks loving-god
Let’s not be afraid to look at everything that has brought us to where we are now and trust that we will soon see in it the guiding hand of a loving God.
hands justice want
Who ever walked behind anyone to freedom? If we can't go hand in hand, I don't want to go. Hazel Scott
hands insanity demented
Only the demented would not have raised their hands in the great hall. They had exchanged fear for insanity". Herta Muller
hands guy age
When I was about 25, I went to a hand reader, this Indian guy in a funky neighborhood. He said: The height of your success won't happen until you're in your late 40s. Helen Mirren
hands dancing together
Twelve Dancings are dancing, and taking no rest, And closely their hands together are press'd; And soon as a dance has come to a close, Another begins, and each merrily goes. Heinrich Heine
hands stuff done
I like my hands. They're certainly scarred up, but they're wormy. They're knuckly. They're hands that have done stuff, and they're not going anywhere. Hilarie Burton
hands law class
Wealth held by a class and used ambitiously becomes as despotic as an absolute monarchy, and has in its hands manners, customs, laws, institutions, and governments themselves. Henry Ward Beecher